The earliest case the team found was from 1929, when the growth rate of mosses on a decomposing skeleton helped investigators ...

A few weeks ago at the pool, a friend asked me how he could make his lawn look better. I know that I have answered this question in a number of forms, but there continues to remain the one answer that ...

Moss is ancient. It evolved some 470 million years ago, long before the first dinosaur hatched. It is so rudimentary that it ...

There are not many people who will speak up in defence of the tiny non-flowering plants, often collectively referred to as moss. They might date back 450 million years and be able to thrive almost ...

You’ve probably heard the phrase “a rolling stone gathers no moss” or look for moss on a tree for the direction north, if you’re lost in the woods (true in most areas except the Northwest where moss ...

Tiny moss plants are emerging as powerful forensic tools, offering crucial clues about the time and location of crimes. Their ...

Moss may look insignificant, but it can carry a hidden forensic fingerprint. Because different moss species thrive in very ...

Did you know there's more to moss than just the velvety patch of green you often see on rocks or tree trunks? A group of ancient, non-vascular plants known as bryophytes, mosses thrive in conditions ...

Field Museum scientist Matt von Konrat examining dried moss collected in 2013 as part of a botanical survey as part of a homicide investigation. Photo courtesy of Field Museum. Tiny plants, like moss, ...